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Utilizing invisible 2-dimensional codes and digital audio players with a 2-dimensional code scanner, we developed a new type of textbooks for students with print disabilities, called “multimodal textbooks.” Multimodal textbooks can be read with the combination of the two modes: “reading printed text” and “listening to the speech of the text from a digital audio player with a 2-dimensional code scanner.” Since a multimodal textbook looks the same as a regular textbook and the price of a digital audio player is reasonable (about 30 euro), we think multimodal textbooks are suitable for students with print disabilities in ordinary classrooms.
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Fujiyoshi, A., Fujiyoshi, M., Ohsawa, A., Ota, Y. (2014). Development of Multimodal Textbooks with Invisible 2-Dimensional Codes for Students with Print Disabilities. In: Miesenberger, K., Fels, D., Archambault, D., Peňáz, P., Zagler, W. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8548. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08599-9_50
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